141,000 CHF
Patek Philippe & Cie,Genève, No. 761448, case No. 686613, Ref. 2526, third generation, with black dial, made in 1954, sold on June 30, 1955. Production of this reference started in 1953. Very fine and extremely rare, water-resistant, self-winding, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with an 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by the "Extrait des Registres". two-body solid, polished, screwed-down case back. black enamel with applied yellow gold indexes, auxiliary seconds dial. "Dauphine" yellow gold hands. Notes Patek Philippe, Ref. 2526 Launched by Patek Philippe in 1953, this was the first self-winding wristwatch model ever made by the company, with the caliber 12'''-600 AT, bearing the serial number 760'000.It would appear that Patek Philippe produced the Ref. 2526 in 580 examples, mostly with enamel dial. The latest automatic movement by Patek Philippe at the time, it became the Ref. 3428: - 20 examples in platinum. - 30 examples in white gold. - 50 examples in pink gold. - 480 examples in yellow gold. The Ref. 2526 is a most appealing wristwatch and is highly sought-after by collectors. There have been four generations of this model which have evolved as follows: -1st generation: domed screw back, synthetic beige enamel dial with applied indexes. The enamel is flared around the holes which hold the indexes, the central hands and the subsidiary seconds hand. -- 2nd generation: domed screw back, synthetic beige enamel dial with applied index
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2003-06-14
